This morning when I woke I was greeted by a beautiful, sunny and cold (25 degrees) day. Today was the "Mile for a Child" 5k and my daughter Mikayla was going to be running with me! The race was scheduled to start at 10:00 however we were almost 1/2 hour late starting. The good thing was that there was extra time for it to warm up and we started the run with 50 degrees and sun! Mikayla quickly realized that it's different to "run" than to do basketball or soccer running and we did the run/walk/run/walk/walk/run/I can't walk anymore! Along the way Mikayla told me that we were running for three kids (well six as there were two of us) since it was a mile for a child and we were doing 3 miles - you have to love it and smile! We were on the last stretch (uphill, very cruel) when Mikayla noticed the 3 mile sign and wanted to know why we had to keep going. I am pretty sure that she now thinks 0.1 mile is a "hecka long way"! However once we got onto the high school track to finish she really kicked it into high gear, it was so fun to watch her finish and feel good about the accomplishment. She is already planning next year!
Our matching shirts.
After the run we had a nice lunch, bought flowers and came home to do some spring time planting and beautification around the house.
While we were out digging in the dirt I happened upon a spider who has a egg sack she is carrying around. Of course we had to save her so we can see all those icky baby spiders.
Her name is
Bob - of course, what else would it be.
Tomorrow is an early morning long run that I have not fit into the week yet. Hopefully the weather will be as nice as today.
Her name is Bob - of course, what else would it be.
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